Saturn's hexagon - Wikipedia
WEBSaturn's hexagon is a persistent approximately hexagonal cloud pattern around the north pole of the planet Saturn, located at about 78°N. [1][2][3] The sides of the hexagon are about 14,500 km (9,000 mi) long, [4][5][6][7] which is about 2,000 km (1,200 mi) longer than the diameter of Earth. [8] .
Saturn's Hexagon in Motion - Science@NASA
WEBAn enormous spinning hexagon in the clouds at Saturn’s north pole has fascinated observers since our first glimpse of it in the 1980s. The long-lived, symmetrical weather system – twice as wide as Earth – may have been spinning for centuries.
In Full View: Saturn’s Streaming Hexagon - NASA
WEBDec 4, 2013 · This colorful view from NASA’s Cassini mission is the highest-resolution view of the unique six-sided jet stream at Saturn’s north pole known as “the hexagon.”
Saturn's Hexagon in Motion - NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBThis movie shows a view from directly over the north pole, keeping up with the rotation of the planet so that all the motion seen on the screen is the motion of the hexagonal jet stream or the storms inside of it, without any added motion from …
Saturn's Unique Hexagon in Full View - NASA Jet Propulsion …
WEBDec 6, 2013 · New views from NASA's Cassini spacecraft of the unique six-sided jet stream around Saturn's north pole known as "the hexagon."
Saturn’s Streaming Hexagon Storm - Science@NASA
WEBDec 12, 2012 · This movie shows a view from directly over the north pole, keeping up with the rotation of the planet so that all the motion seen on the screen is the motion of the hexagonal jet stream or the storms inside of it, without any added motion from the spinning of the planet itself.
Saturn’s North Pole Hexagon and Aurora - Science@NASA
WEBMar 27, 2007 · This nighttime view of Saturn's north pole by the visual and infrared mapping spectrometer on NASA's Cassini orbiter reveals a dynamic, active planet at least 75 kilometers (47 miles) below the normal cloud tops seen in visible light.
In Full View: Saturn's Streaming Hexagon | NASA Jet Propulsion ...
WEBDec 4, 2013 · This colorful view from NASA's Cassini mission, known as 'the hexagon,' is the highest-resolution view of the unique six-sided jet stream at Saturn's north pole.
Saturn's North Pole Hexagon and Aurora - NASA Jet Propulsion …
WEBMar 27, 2007 · This nighttime view of Saturn's north pole by the visual and infrared mapping spectrometer on NASA's Cassini orbiter reveals a dynamic, active planet at least 75 kilometers (47 miles) below the normal cloud tops seen in visible light.
Saturn's Mysterious Hexagon Emerges From Winter Darkness
WEBDec 8, 2009 · After waiting years for the sun to illuminate Saturn’s north pole again, cameras aboard NASA’s Cassini spacecraft have captured the most detailed images yet of the intriguing hexagon shape crowning the planet.
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